Articles about the Canida family from the Knob Noster, Johnson County, Missouri newspaper. ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Audie Canida USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************* From the Knob Noster Gem, Knob Noster, Missouri, Friday, November 21, 1902: Killed Himself Henry Canady who owned and lived upon 40 acres of land seven miles north of this city, committed suicide last Saturday morning by shooting himself with a shotgun. He was 72 years of age. Saturday morning he took the gun and started hunting. About 300 yards from the house he sat upon a knoll, first getting horse-weed with which to push the gun trigger, he deliberately planted the gun at his heart and pushed the trigger with a branch of the weed. The branch broke off and he then placed the end of the weed against the trigger and the full load was discharged into his breast, killing him instantly. Coroner Bills was notified and came down on the afternoon train. He did not think it necessary to impanel a jury, but took the testimony of some of the family, which showed also that it was not the old man's first attempt. From the Knob Noster Gem, March 1918 - Walter A. Canida died at his home north of Knob Noster March 13, 1918 of TB. He leaves 2 children and other relatives. He was buried at Hocker Cemetery. His wife died about a year ago. From the Knob Noster Gem, January 2, 1920 - Edith Canida daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burl Canida passed away Friday night after a long illness. She was 16 years of age. Funeral services conducted by Bro. West at the home Monday at 2 o'clock. She was buried in Hocker Cemetery. From the Knob Noster Gem, January 3, 1924 - Clifford Canida of Oklahoma City left for his home Tuesday after spending 3 weeks with his uncle J. B. Canida who resides south of town. From the Knob Noster Gem, September 18, 1930 - Sunday dinner guest of Herman Canida were Mr. J.B. Canida, Rachel, Goldie, Clyde, Marie, Jesse, and Ethel Canida, Fred Shornhorst, and Harold Clark. From the Knob Noster Gem, May 9, 1935 - A marriage license was issued in Sedalia Saturday to Jack Bell of Middlesboro, Kentucky and Miss Rachael Canida of Knob Noster. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burl Canida of near Valley City. She has spent most of her life in this community. It is reported that the young couple will go to Kentucky to make their home. From the Knob Noster Gem, April 16, 1936 - Mrs. Herman Canida of Valley City wife of a park laborer gave birth to triplet boys Easter Sunday that aggregated 20 1/2 pounds. Wilbur Claude weighed 7 3/4 pounds, Winford Carol hit 7 pounds and Wilford Carl weighed 5 3/4 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Canida have 2 other children living and 1 dead. All were single births. The mother and children are reported in good condition. Dr. Grove attend- ing physician is still suffering from shock. Francis Harfield is reported consumed with envy. He is the recent father of twins. From the Knob Noster Gem, July 1936, - Burl Canida celebrated his 53rd birthday at his home Friday present besides his family were 2 nephews Raymond Gordon and William Henry Canida of Sultanta, California, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reynolds, Mrs. Jessie Norris and children, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Canida and baby of Marshall, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Saylor from Sweet Springs. From the Knob Noster Gem, August 1948 - Mrs. Rosetta Hensley 82 years old widow of John Thomas Hensley died August 16, 1948 at the home of her son Artie Hensley south west of Knob Noster near Burtville. She was a daughter of Ellie and Jane Anderson and was born April 20, 1866. She married Mr. Hensley in December 1882. They were the parents of 9 children, 1 daughter Mrs. Burl Canida preceded her in death 4 years ago. Hr. Hensley died 12 years ago. She lived in Pettis and Johnson Counties for 21 years. She is survived by 4 sons Dorsey and Jake Hensley of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Artie Hensley of the home, 4 daughters Mrs. Mary Kennedy of Bakersfield, California, Mrs. Lillie Canida of Veronia, Oregon, Mrs. Naydean Matthews of Augusta, Kansas, and Mrs. Marie Harrington of Kansas City, also 59 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren, 2 sisters Mrs., Mindie Cravens of Sacramento, California, and Mrs. Kizzie Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a brother Cornelius Anderson of Winslow, Arkansas. The funeral was held at the Knob Noster Baptist church with burial in the Knob Noster Cemetery. From the Knob Noster Gem, March 1991 - Albert Green, 83, Warsaw, formerly of Warrensburg, died Tuesday, March 19, 1991, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton. He was born September 16, 1902 in Bushong, Kansas, the son of William Robert and Clara Stewart Green. He was reared in Colorado and moved to Warrensburg as a young man. He was police chief in Warrensburg from 1954 until his retirement in 1971, when he moved to Warsaw. He had been a resident of the Warsaw Health Care Center for the past 15 months. He was married to Marie Bradshaw on September 21, 1929, and she died in 1934. He married Goldie L. Canida on May 22, 1937, and she pre- ceded him in death in 1979. On August 14, 1980, he married Alene M. Shoemaker. She survives. Survivors in addition to his wife, Alene, Warsaw, are three daughters, Ruth Taylor, Stover, Mrs. Alberta Jones, Warrensburg, and Lois Walker, Warsaw; two sons, Eugene Green, Kansas City, and Robert Green, Greenwood; three brothers, Ernest Green, Chilhowee, Ellis Green, Lordsburg, New Mexico, and Bill Green Warrensburg; two sisters, Effie McGuire, Roswell, New Mexico, and Minnie Syme, Centerview; eight grand- children and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in the Hocker Cemetery near Knob Noster. Pallbearers will be Gene Burden, Richard Earl Stewart, Roger Walker, Larry Bybee, Wilbur See, and Gary Jones. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Reser Funeral Chapel.